Insights and Stories on Liberals

Future of ag policy remains unclear ahead of election

Oct. 18, 2019 at 7:51 pm CDT

Ottawa – If polls and pundits are to be believed, Monday’s federal election will result in a minority government — meaning no single party would alone be dictating the immediate future of agricultural policy in Canada. While the true results won’t be known until Monday night, most pollsters are speculating […]

Liberals pledge revamp of federal farm lender

Oct. 7, 2019 at 2:50 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Newfoundland’s ag minister, critic returned in election

May. 17, 2019 at 2:49 am CDT

By GFM Staff

P.E.I.’s incumbent ag critic, minister returned in election

Apr. 26, 2019 at 5:19 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

CAQ’s ag critic among winners in Quebec election

Oct. 4, 2018 at 5:23 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Photo-finish election claims New Brunswick’s ag minister

Sep. 25, 2018 at 6:10 am CDT

New Brunswick’s incumbent agriculture minister is among the Liberal cabinet members knocked out of office in Monday night’s too-close-to-call provincial election. Final results from Elections New Brunswick put Progressive Conservative candidate Robert Gauvin ahead of Agriculture, Mines and Rural Affairs Minister Wilfred Roussel by a spread of 99 votes in […]

By GFM Staff

Former BFO president turns to provincial politics

Jun. 6, 2017 at 7:33 pm CDT

A former president of the Beef Farmers of Ontario will be running for the Liberals in the next provincial election. Bob Gordanier was nominated Monday as the Liberal candidate for the southwestern Ontario riding of Dufferin-Caledon, which has been held by Progressive Conservative MPP Sylvia Jones since 2007. During his […]

By John Greig

B.C. ag minister, ag critic hang on in election

May. 10, 2017 at 9:50 am CDT

British Columbia’s incumbent agriculture minister and opposition agriculture critic have both held onto their seats in the legislature so far through the province’s harrowing election Tuesday. Complete results aren’t expected to be available until after the final count starting May 22, but preliminary results put the province’s governing Liberals in […]

By Staff

Manitoba ag minister unseated in Tory sweep

Apr. 20, 2016 at 2:08 am CDT

Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the casualties in Tuesday’s provincial election as Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservatives swept the New Democrats from office. Ron Kostyshyn lost his seat Tuesday to Tory candidate Rick Wowchuk, a schoolteacher from Swan River, by a spread of over 1,500 votes. Kostyshyn, a cow-calf producer […]

By Staff

Liberals pressed on PACA pledge for produce growers

Mar. 12, 2016 at 3:29 pm CST

The federal opposition New Democrats have cherry-picked a Liberal election promise to fruit and vegetable growers seeking insurance against U.S. and Canadian buyers who dodge their bills. Tracey Ramsey, the NDP’s international trade critic and MP for the southwestern Ontario riding of Essex, on Tuesday tabled a motion in the […]

By Staff

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